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- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
other business practitioners. Much of the science discussed will unfold in the Allston complex's four buildings, which will house Harvard's initiatives in stem cells, bio-inspired engineering, systems biology, chemical biology, and View Details
- 08 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Zone Defense: These self-driving, AI-powered drones do recon so soldiers don’t have to
foreseeing obstacles to building a startup in the defense sector in the mid-2010s. Ryan had been persuaded to join the endeavor after hearing the enthusiasm of the scores of potential users Brandon interviewed prior to launch. But the... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
the financial objectives of the business." Thndr seeks to democratize access to financial markets for all, including women. In 2021, realizing the number of female investors was hovering around 5 percent, Thndr's marketing team launched a campaign highlighting View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
booth is a differentiator—something to keep the slow creep of the chain stores at bay. She also earns money directly from the booth, collecting half of the 30-cent user fee. (The other half goes to Barared.) All told, Reyes says the booth... View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
service requests to their city government. Users who viewed photos of city workers responding to their service requests were more likely to continue using the app over the ensuing 13 months, demonstrating that operational transparency led... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
began to chip away at LEGO’s market share with its construction blocks, including a popular line of warrior play sets. “Their products are based on a building system very similar to ours,” explains Moynihan. “They’ve done a really good job of View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A Capital Asset
innovation was the introduction of user fees, an idea sparked in part by a spate of climbing mishaps on Mount McKinley in Alaska’s Denali National Park that had sent rescue and recovery costs soaring.... View Details
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
out less-intensive users of the product. High prices do not cause greater product use than low prices for a given buyer, but there is some evidence that the act of paying increases use. Our estimates imply that positive prices may be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Labs Enable Large-scale Research
LAB The rapid advancement of the crypto sector has sometimes been compared to the early days of the internet. As the internet sprints toward a Web3 future (Web 3.0, the next iteration of the World Wide Web) that will enable users to... View Details
- 20 Feb 2013
- News
Thanking Veterans Online
from fraud, yet simple enough for users to validate their status in a matter of seconds. Hall and Thompson's solution to this problem is Troop ID, a digital ID card that links an email address and password to a person's military... View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
key problem for organization design will be the management of distributed innovation in such dynamic ecosystems. Specifically, how should diverse entities be integrated into a coherent network that generates goods in the present and new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
(on Technology & Innovation and Management Research Methodology), the 14-volume encyclopedia now offers users a fully searchable online resource linked to the wider literature and to an associated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
for our users and, in the process, increase our customer lifetime value (e.g., our successful decision to repurpose our video content into textbooks).” Guram: “I remember that the TOM case on Cincinnati Children’s Hospital was really... View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
briefly discussing how mortgages were structured and traded in the pre-1990 period, it describes subprime mortgage lending, as well as other innovative mortgages issued in the 1990s. It also discusses how these mortgages were packaged... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
includes laughter, music, eating well, and finding joy at any age; the role of caregivers and their critical impact on extending your lifespan; how your environment and demographics affect aging, and how to adopt new technologies and advance research on aging. View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
team and the ways in which firms shift their identities, build innovative cultures and processes, and begin to change the world around them. Business leaders will find the book a source of both powerful examples and immediately actionable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
sponsorship. With respect to end users and complementors, decisions to open or close a mature platform involve 1) backward compatibility with prior platform generations; 2) securing exclusive rights to certain complements; or 3) absorbing... View Details
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
selection between high- and low-type firms, which differ in terms of their innovative capacity. We estimate the parameters of the model using detailed US Census micro data on firm-level output, R&D and patenting. The model provides a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
Commons Project, a nonprofit that in April launched Common Health, an Android app that allows users to securely download their health information from Electronic Health Records (EHR) and lab sources (similar to Apple Health). The... View Details